French Dip with Havarti, Onions & Mushrooms

This is a sandwich you never really think to make at home. It’s listed on most Bar & Grill menus and rivals the Grilled Sirloin Burger or Smash Burger. But with the sautéd mushrooms and onions, the French baguette, authentic Havarti, and fabulous “au jus” dipping sauce…this French sandwich just doesn’t get any better! And…

Tuna Melt Sandwich

When I came across a recipe that has Salt & Vinegar potato chips INSIDE a sandwich I knew I had to bookmark it. Brilliant! All that salt and crunchiness combined with sweet and gooey tuna salad, you know it’s going to be divine! The original credit goes to Sam Woo of Golden Diner in New…

Chicken Shawarma

Shawarma is a Middle Eastern street food that’s slow roasted for days from a vertical rotisserie, similar to gyro meat. It is marinated and juicy, served in pocket pitas with tomatoes, cucumbers and yogurt sauce. To those of you familiar with the flavors and smells of Dubai (sadly, this pirate has not had that opportunity!)…

The Ultimate Smash Burger

We’re immersed in NFL Playoffs right now, so we’re offering up a mid-week surprise recipe, perfect for football season. If you don’t have the energy to beat the snow and hightail it to your local pub for a game, bring the pub home to you. Make Smash Burgers in your galley! We promise, these burgers…

Bacon, Collard and Manchego Melts

This is my first shot at trying to reproduce my absolute favorite sandwich from famous New Orleans eatery Cochon Butcher.  Their Buckboard Bacon Melt is unbelievable; I’m not quite there, but even part-way there is pretty damned good, especially on a brisk day early in the sailing season.  Early season also means the collards–one thing…

Scotch Eggs on Night Watch

Not going to lie, these would be THE BOMB as far as night watch food goes, and so I had intended them.  Then night watch started early and never ended.  We were planning to make a leisurely passage from Lake Pontchartrain to Dauphin Island off Mobile Bay, anchoring briefly before sundown at an interim barrier…